Gods and Legions: A Novel of the Roman Empire
Author(s): Michael Curtis Ford
It is 354 AD. Julian, a young scholar in Athens, is the last survivor of a bloody political purge that killed his entire family. Unexpectedly summoned to the court of the Emperor Constantius, he fears the worst - only to find himself promoted to Caesar of the Western Empire.
General Information
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- : Orion Publishing Group, Limited
- : Orion
- : 0.61
- : 01 November 2002
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Michael Curtis Ford
- : Paperback
- : 823.92
- : 400
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Huge success of the film GLADIATOR reveals a hunger for this genre and has whetted appetites for more stories of ancient history. Praise for the author's previous novel: 'There's no more gripping story of desperate courage than the march of The Ten Thousand ... Michael Ford's moving account makes Xenophon's tale come alive in a way that no ancient historian or classicist has yet accomplished' Professor Victor Hanson, author of THE SOUL OF BATTLE 'Thrilling, eloquent, illuminated by scholarship, comes this retelling of the epic running battle of The Ten Thousand' James Brady, author of the New
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Michael Ford is 42 years old and is a translator and novelist. He has bachelor's degrees from the University of Washington and a graduate degree from Princeton. He speaks several languages and is an avid reader of the classics. He and his wife educate their two children at home.
